Combination latch opening and window pane actuating mechanism



NOV. 26, 1940. L y, :3C-Um' 2,222,559

COMBINATION LATCH OPENING AND WINDOW BANE, ACTUATING MECHANISM FiledJan. 25, 1937 2 Sl'xeets-Shee(l 1 lNvENToR BYW 701?.

34 ATTORNEYS Nov. 26, 1940. A l.. J. Gouw 2,222,659

COMBINATION LATCH OPENING AND WINDOW PANE ACTUATING MECHNISM Filed Jan.23,. 1937. 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN NTOR ATTORN EYS Patented Nev. 26, 1940COMBINATION LAT-CH oPE'NmGfAND DQWPANEACTUATINGMEGHANISM.-1e. Leuten'.fttianast'orarfgeagnnr Application-January 23, iaszserialnf12113155 "l'12 Claires. (Cl.

dOI-O'f ,anautomobile 'Ihe'doors-eof'an automobile are customarilyequipped" 'with a latch adapted toikeep` the'door fromo'pein'ng afteritV has been closed. f For releasing the klatch to open the doorahandle-is necessaryboth on theinside and on theoutside of thefdoor. Itlhas also been common practice to-provid`ethe idoor of anJautomobile'with a Win'- dow vpaneandta suitable regulator by Which-theWind panecanbe Vraised and loweredto'suit the: desires of occupants ofthe automobile; The regulator-'for the window pane is actuatedby gahandlefor'Y crank'whichis on the inside of "the door arid'which may be'grasped byan occupant of the automobile and turned for the purposefofregulating thewindovvy the handle for the'lre'gu.- latorpresenting asecond handle o'nthe inside' 'o f th'edoor'v in addition `to thefhandl'eythat vis'frejvomired to release the latch ofthe door.

l r'e'cent; years ithas been popular to yprovide in 1 portion.A of theWindow frame a movable pane' designedto control ventilation. l Severaldifferent devices lfiavejbeenv developed "for moving a Window pane'so asto control `the ventilation.` The ventilation icontrol `device islikewise operatedhby a handle or crank on the inside ofthe door'.infthefpresent day automobile 'there are as many "as'j'thre handles orcranks on the inside of each doorQjjvThe necessity for three handles orcranks onf'the'finside -of each" door presents .a diicult problem.` rInthe rst place from the standpoint of design it is difficult to make theinterior4 of the 'car attractive When there are asfmanyv as 'threehandles on" 'the inside of each of the doors. Moreovergthe positioningof the'handles'so` that they will not be inconvenient tothe passengersandso thatjthey'will `not catchon the clothes of persons getting in andout offthe car'lpre- 'sentsfurtherdiiilculty In the manufacture of 4automobilesWhereinfaJ latchv handle of conventional ytype is used'therehas ",.always been the problemv of safety.-If an voccupantv of *anautomobile such as a -child shouldaccidentally press against thehandlethat operates the door latch, the latch might easilybefopenedthrowing the occupant out of the car'. IoVguard lagainst thiscontingency the' 1"- only remedyvheretofore has been to make'the spring'which-heide thelaten -belt in positionl -to' keep the door-latchedverystrong so thatcosi'derabievressu're is required to retract the latch-boit in opening-`A thevl 'door This;y of course,` makes itdiicultg'especially-#for@women and children, to readily-.'- openv`'the'-dooix'Vv Moreover, automobile d'oor'slare'notoriousv for th'vigor with which it l is necssarytto slam them'inorder to-overcome "5the strongispringfofthe doorlatch that is ref gardedas'necessaryfrom thestandpoint of safety.

f v'It-isi a1-purpose-ofgithis invention to overcome the 'difficultiesabove mentioned. Accordingto j 'this invention, a single handle'is all'that fis-re quiredl toereleasefthe -latchnof the' door and to actuate awindow paneL- Wherea doorof an automobile 'is 3equipped with l a'Window4 regulator anti'la lat`ch, a Vsinglehandlev on the inside` ofthe dooraiordsmeansfor 'actuating both therefgulatorand the latch. `Whena Ventilating device is jals'o'- emplyed,5 all 'thatfiserequired? is twohandlesfonthefi'nsid'eof the door. In addition to the improvementthatresults from the elimination of onerofith'handles which hasyhere't0fbre`f20 been-regarded -fas'f necessary, increased safety isaffordedtbecanse;-I acc'ording tol this invention; the actuating memberwhich is utilized to rel'ease'the doorilat'ch i-'nayf'betso guarded thataccidental :rele'asaofA th'e rlat'cheisI virtually impossible. This v25.imp1^'tn'fer1n'e1flit iin safety-- is extremely e important in theVcase ofautmobilesti 'Mc'ireoversincev acci' dental openingof thelatchgcan be'madefsubstann tially impossible in mechanism .embodyingthis Airwenti'or'1,vthespringthaftkeeps the latch bolt in its normalposition -neeti not be' made extremely stiif as isthe caseat-present'andan automobile ltlorfcanoe'jccinstructed lvvhichlmay beclosed with a very'itgnt'ftouenfend witheutthe vigorous "slamming-thatfisrquired with present day cars.

ffii this invention may be employedk j 'leans foractuating the winan''-cc )in'}gi1' "is`i'ng-E a rotatable shaft mounted able` supilirt'andhaving ahandle or u "ylWhichthifshaft*can be rotated and y4l()c'oni'pr-r ing suitable v.chan'ism for movinga winjdoW pane" rspcn--to'frotationff of 'theshaft. l ifA'ccordlir'igfto Trne"4 embodiment ofthisinvention lan Afa'ctua't'ing member"y for releasing tlf1` latch boltfof'th'dorf-latch is alsol carridby theshaft and Il''as-vanifeiposedpor-tion adjacent vthe end of the '-'sliaft that preferablyinthe form' of a button mejuitte'd afreeess' in the hab 'ef the handlethat islus torotat'e fthe, shaft. The actuating memberforreleasingthelatch, e. g., a button, is -movabl'frelativel'ytd-th shaft and when suchImember s.r actuatedfthe' latch boItmay be moved fsucien y to `r'el'easethe latch 'of the door. Thus Windwi pane` actuating Vthel door latch.releasing means'Umfayfbe' actuatedwhenever desired and withoutinterference with the other although combined in a single unit ofhardware appearing on the inside of the door. In a device embodying thisinvention, the handle for regulating the window pane can be rotated ineither direction as much as desired without in any Way affecting thelatch bolt. On the other hand, the latch bolt actuating mechanism can beoperated to release the latch without in any way affecting the windowregulating mechanism and when the handle for the window pane regulatoris stationary and in any of a plurality of dilerent positions. Varioustypes of latches are known comprising parts cooperating between the doorand door jam that are slidable, rotatable, pivoted andthe like andcomprising latch bolt means actuatable to release the latch so that thedoor may be opened.

Further purposes, features and advantages of this invention will beapparent from the following description thereof in connection with theaccompanying drawings showing certain illustrated embodiments ofY thisinvention wherein,

Fig. 1 is a side view of combined latch opening and window paneactuating mechanism mounted in the door of an automobile, the mechanismbeing viewed from the inside of the door.

Fig. 2 is a view partly in section of the mechanism shown in Fig. 1taken along line 2--2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is ya perspective view of the actuating member or button which ismanually operable to release the latch bolt.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the collar and pivoted yoke which areemployed as part of the means for transmitting motion from the buttontothe latch bolt.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but with the parts' in a differentposition, the button being showndepressed as when the latch bolt isbeing retracted to open the latch of the door.

Fig. 6 is a cross section of part of the apparatus shown in Fig. 2 takenalong the line 6-6 ofFgfZ.

y Fig. 7 is a view partly in section of the mechanismshown in Fig. 2taken on the 'l-l of Fig. 2.

' Fig. 8 is a top view of an alternate form of .apparatus embodying thisinvention.

Fig. 9 is a side view partly in section of the apparatus shown in Fig.8.

Y Fig. 10 `is a plan view partly in section of an embodiment of thisinvention comprising a ventilation control mechanism.

`In Fig. 1 arportion of an automobile door is shown and` extendingacross the door is a support bar II which is suiiciently strong andrigid toucarry the window pane actuating mechanism .and the door latchmechanism. The door comprises a window frame I2 having the window paneI3 therein vwhich is mounted in the vframe .so that it may be raised andlowered within the frame. Carried by the support bar II is suitablemeans for regulating the position ofthe window pane I3.V Many devicesfor raising and lowering window panes have been devised and -anysuitable device to accomplish this purpose may be employed according tothis invention. lIn the drawings, one type of window regulatingmechanism is shown for the purpose o1' illustration. This deviceincludes va support plate which is secured to support bar Il and towhich a bushing member I5 is attached. A Vshaft I6 is journalled withinthe bushing memberl I 5 so that it may be rotated. While the lshaft isjournalled in bushing I5 it may be regarded as rotatably mounted in asupport member which includes the support bar II and/or the plate I4together with such part or parts I5 as afford a bearing for the shaftI6. Secured to the end of shaft I6 is sprocket wheel I1 protected byguard I8, the teeth of which Wheel are adapted to mesh with the teeth onrack mem-J ber I9 that is pivotally mounted with respect to the supportplate I4 as by the pivot pin 20. Extending from the rack I9 is an arm 2Ihaving a supporting lug 22 at the end thereof which is adapted tosupport at one point the window pane rest 23. Pivotally mounted withrespect to the arm 2| is a bar 24 which has a support lug 25 at one endthereof adapted to support the window pane rest 23 at another point. Theother end of the bar 24 has a pin 26 projecting therefrom which isadapted to slide in a trough or slot 21 xed to the support member II.

Secured to the end of shaft I6 remote from sprocket wheel I1 vis ahandle or arm member 3| adapted to rotate the shaft I6. The end of theshaft I6 to which the arm is attached is provided with key teeth 28which coact with the interior of the hub 29 of the arm member so as toprevent rotation of the member relatively to the shaft. The hub 29 has arecess in the face thereof as shown and at the bottom of the ref cess ascrew 30 and lock washer 64 may be `used to maintain the hub 29 attachedto the end of the shaft I6. Any other suitable means may be used forsecuring the handle to the shaft so that the handle may be used torotate the shaft. Extending laterally from the hub 29 is the arm 3|which serves as a handle which may be grasped for manually rotating theshaft I6. Projecting from the other side of the hub 29 is a second andshorter arm 32 which has a utility which will become 'more apparent inthe following description.

The mechanism above described for regulating the raising and lowering ofthe window pane is conventional except for the peculiar construction ofthe hub 29 which hasbeen referred to above. In operation the handle 3|may be grasped to manually turn the shaft fI6.' Upon rotating the shaftI6the sprocket wheel -I'I causes the rack I9 to be pivoted about itspivoty20, causing the arm 2I to be raised and lowered. Since the pin 26is slidably mounted in the slot 21. the arm 2I and the bar 24 move witha scissor action and the supporting lugs 22 and 25 cause the window panerest 23 to be raised and lowered. In a device such as the one herein desscribed the pivot pin 20 preferably is secured to a spring 33 the otherend of which is anchored to the support plate I4. The tension ofthespring is such as to counterbalance the weight of the window pane andpret/ent the weight of the window pane from causing the window pane tofall by itself.

vAccording to the present invention a window regulating device includinga rotatable shaft and a handle may be used in combination with means formoving the latch bolt to release the latch of the door. To this end anactuating member is carried by the shaft in movable relation thereto. Inthe embodiment shown, the hub 29 is recessed as above mentioned andslidably mounted in the recess is an actuating member in the form of apush button 34. Extending from the button 34 are legs 35 which areslidably mounted in openings 36 in the hub member 29 and which passthrough the hub member. While the button 34 is mounted on the inside ofthe recess in the face of hub 29, the ends of the leg members v35 are onthe 'outside of the hubon the other side thereof from said button andareadjacent the sides of aportion of the shaft I6. Secured to the supportplate I4-is a member such as bracket 31 which supports the yokeleyer 38by pivot pin 39 so that the yoke or rock'lever 38 is pivotally carriedvbythev supportzmember in which the shaft I6 is rotatably mounted.' Theyoke lever 38 includes the yoke arms 4I)` which 1o have slots 4| at theend thereof to accommodate pins 42 extending from either side of thecollar 43. The collar 43 is of such diameter and-width as to be heldagainst the ends of; the legs-35 and to be moved when the legs-35 fare'moved responsive to movement of the push button 34 4into the recess inthe hub 29. At the` other end of the yoke lever 38 is a pin 44 whichmoves in slot 45 in the end of the pull-member such as a rod 46. Ifdesired, the rod 46 may be maintained in position by guide bushing 41secured-,to

the support bar II or a cable may be usedinstead of arod. :un

The pull rod 46 extends to the latch-bolt 48 and is attached thereto byany suitable2means such as pin 49. The latch bolt protrudes from themargin of the door as shown and is normally maintained so as to protrudefroml the margin of the door by a spring 50. It may also benoted thatthe spring 50 in holding `the latchbolt so as to protrude from the doorat` the same time operates through the pull rod 46 to maintain thecollar 43 against the ends of legs 35v and to urge the push button 34 tomove outwardly from the recess in hub 29. In orderto prevent the 35 pushbutton 34 fromcominggout of the recess in hub 29, any suitable stopmeansmay beused such as a ring 5l of suitable material such as spring steelwhich normally rests' in Aan annular groove 52 in the interior ofthehub=29 but 40 protrudes fro-m the groove 52 suflicientlyto'coact witha shoulder 53 on the push'button to prevent the push button from comingout of vthe recess in hub 29.

While the operation of the device 'embodying this invention is believedto be apparent,^it"will be described briefly as follows. p In Figs. 1and 2 the parts are shown in'posi'- tion with the latch bolt protrudingfrom the door so as to keep the door latched. It is to ybe noted thatwlhenever it is desired to regulate theposition of the window pane thearmg3| mayg be grasped so as to rotate the shaft I6. `nrotating theshaft I6 the push button34 and the legs 35 which are carried bythe-shaft all rotate with the shaft as a unit. Therotation of the shaftdoes not affect the latch bolt in any wayasithe ends of the legs 35merely slide along the sur,-

face of the collar 33 and do not moveV the collar 43 in any direction.When it isdesire'd to;move the latch bolt so as to retract lit andopenthe latch, the push button 34 is depressed into the recess in thehub 29. 'I'his causes the ends of the legs 35 to push against and movethel collar 43 to the position shown in Fig. 5. lAt-thesame time theyoke lever 38 is rocked about its pivot to the position which is alsoshown in Fig.'- 5. This movement, of course,causes the pul1=rod and thelatch bolt 48 to be retracted so .that the door latch can be released.YIt is significant to note that the movement of the latch bolt, can beaccomplished when the arm 3l attached'to shaft I6 is in any of aplurality of diiferent positions. Moreover the latch bolt canv ,be movedwithout moving either the armv 3l or` the shaft I6. When the pressure onpushbutton 34 is refsumeits original position which is the position thevhub member. :latclhfbolt .sufliciently to release the latch it-i'slieved, the spring 59 causes the latch bolt to again protrude from themargin of the door and causesthe push button at ther same time tore-Ishovvn in Figs. 1 and 2. l

With mechanism embodying this invention the actuating member `for movingthe latch bolt=may be mounted, as shown, in a recess of a hub member sothat the actuating member, e. g., a ibut- .ton, ,protrudes only slightlyor not at allfrom fl0 Thus in order to move the Anecessary in,`preferred construction to depress :the push button so that the endthereof is 'substantially within the recess in the hub member. 15 Inthismanner it is substantially impossible to vaccidently move the latchbolt so as to l.release :the .latch of the door in as much as itisnecessary toput the thumb or finger on the'pushbutton .anddeliberately push it Well within the re- 20 cess' in the hub member `ofthe device. With this increased ,safety factor the springwhichnormally'causes the latch bolt to protrude from the margin of thedoor can be made of substantially .lessertension than that which iscommon at 25 the-present time in ordinary devices having a handle whichis so exposed as to be subject to accidental actuation. By decreasingthe tension of the spring, the manipulation of the push Vbutiyom. isfacilitated. As aforesaid, the decrease $0 in strength of the spring 50likewise enables alitomobile doors to be made which can be closedWithout slamming. According to this invention, a door'v can bemanufactured having thereon a` latch which permits smooth and easyclosing of the door.

The push button 34 affords means on the inside of the car for retractingthe latch bolt to open the door. A similar mechanism leadingtotheoutside of the car door can be used if so desired. @lo

However, an ordinary handle on the outside `of the door may be usedwhich, for example, may be attached to the shaft 54, whichshafthaskeyed-thereto va cam member 55 adapted'upon,

rctatiencf the shaft 54 tc move the 1e`ver 5s' $5' which is pivote'd bypin 51 to retract the latch bc1t4s, the pin 5s serving to retract the'latch bolt upon movement of the lever 56.

Mechanism embodying this invention such -as that abo-ve described can beembodied inrauto mobile doors of conventional construction asthe latchoperating mechanism is of suchcharacter that it can be interposedbetween the support bar- I and the lining board 59 on the interior o`fthe car in a door of standard thickness. The lin; '55 ing board 59 maybe made of any suitablematerial'such as thin metal or fibre board.Overlying Athe lining board 59 is upholstery 69. The" hub 29 passesthroughan opening in the `liningboard 59 and an opening in theupholstery lill.y In order to prevent vthe upholstery 60 from being tornat the opening, an eyelet 6| may be provided which is attached to theupholstery and surrounds'the hub member 29. In order to make anattractive riinish'between the edge of theupholstery andthe 55 hubmember an annular ring 6| maybe used ywhich is hollow and has spongerubber 62 within -it adapted to keep the ring 6| pressed against theshoulder 63 on the exterior of the hub member."

It is seen from the foregoing that the-'appear- [I0 ance of the combinedwindow pane actuating means and latch opening means in the'interior'ofthe .car is not substantially different from that of an ordinarysinglehandle wlhich is [used at the present time in connection withawindowfl regulator. The handle is just as convenient as .the handleswhich have been used heretofore in connection with Window regulation.When it is `desired to move the latch bolt to release the latch of thedoor, the handle 3l and the auxiliary arm 32 aiord convenient means forgrasping 'the handlein depressing the push button V34.

While the mechanism described in connection with Figs. 1 to 7 issuiciently compact to permit its being mounted between the inside and`outside walls of the door, and more specifically between a support barHand lining board 59 in a door of usual construction, an alternate formof device is shown in Figs. 8 and 9 which may be used if desired toreduce the distance between the support bar l l and the lining board 59.In these figures thedevice as shown is essentially Asimilar in mostrespects to the device shown in Figs. 1 to 7 and similar referencecharacters 1areused to indicate corresponding parts of the device.`Thus, the handle or arm 3| projecting from the hub 29 is used to rotatethe shaft i6 which is journalled in `the bushing l5; and a sprocketwheel Il is'xed to the shaft and may be connected to suitable means foractuating a `window pane. Within the hub member 29 is the push button3.4 having legs 35 extending there- `from and adapted to be pushedagainst the col- .1ar'43.

In the device shown in Figs. 8 and 9 a yoke ,lever is used which issomewhat different from that shown in Figs. l to 7. In Figs. 8 and 9 theyoke lever has arms of unequal length. The yoke `arms 40 which arepivoted to the collar 43 are longer than the arm 65 which is on theother side of the pivot pin 39 carried by bracket 31. A pull member suchas 66 is pivoted to the end of the Varm 65 and is pivotally attached toa lever 61 at a .point intermediate the ends of Athe lever. The lever ispivotally carried by the support member Il by pin 68. At the other endof the lever 61 a pull member such as rod 69 is pivotally attached by apin 10. The pull rod 69 extends to a latch bolt such as the latch bolt48 shown in Fig. 1.

In connection with Figs. 8 and 9, it is to be noted that by having theyoke lever provided with a short arm 65 `very little space is requiredbetween the support bar l l and the lining board 59. While the relativeproportions of the parts is such that movement of the push button 34results in a substantially lesser movement at the end of arm 65, themovement at the end of arm 65 'may be magnified again by the arrangementinvolving lever 61 so that the motion of the pull rod 69 may be the sameas the movement of push button 34 or may have any other desired degreeof movevment in comparison to the movement of push ,button 34.

Hereinabove this invention has been described in connection with adevice which acts as a combined latch opener and window pane regulator.While this combination is ordinarily regarded as desirable, othermodifications of this invention `are possible. Thus, in the automobileswhich are manufactured extensively at the present time Ventilatingcontrol devices are used as hereinabove mentioned. In Figs. 1 and 10 onesuch Ventilating device is shown and consists of a window pane which issecured to a rod ll that is pivotally mounted in a window frame 12. Therod 'Il has a worm wheel 'i3 secured thereto which .is in operativerelation with a worm 'i4 secured to shaft 'l5 that is rotatably mountedin a bushing J6 secured to support bar Il. A suitable handle or :turningdevice 'ill is attached to the end of the Vshaft so that 'the shaft maybe manually rotated. Upon rotating the shaft '15,v the rod 1| will be`turned'soas to movethe window pane 19 within the frame forlthetilation. z

.rl-ventilation control device such as that above purpose of controllingvenlde'scribed is conventional and many other types :are also known.This invention may be embodied 'in vany such device, ei g., as isillustrated in con nection with Figs. 1 and l0. The mechanism here*shown is similar to that which has been deiscribed -inlFigs '8 or 9,although a device which is Ato the movement of the push button 79. Asdescribed in Figs. A8 and 9, the legs 8D rest against a collar '43 whichin turn is adapted to actuate a yoke lever which has arms 4i) and 65 andis pivoted to bracketf3'1'by pin 39. The yoke lever `has the relativelyshort arm 65 to which the pull -rod 66 `is attached. 'I'he pull rod l66serves to move the latch bolt as by' uniting the same thereto throughthe interposition of a lever means 5'! as `shown in Fig. 9. It is thusseen that with appara- -tus embodying this invention latch opening meansmay be combined with window pane actuating means serving leither as aregulator for elevating and lowering'a window pane or for moving aventilation control lmember.

While this vinvention. has been described in connection with 'certainspecific embodiments thereof, it is to beA understood that this has beendone merelyfor the' purpose of illustration. While certain specificwindow regulating and ventila- -tion control ydevices have been shown,it is of 4course to be recognized that other window regulators andventilation control devices may be used 'in connection with thisinvention. Moreover, the

parts' used in my device may be made in various different ways. Thus thepush button, instead oi -being made of a solid piece, may be stamped out`of sheet metal in well known ways and in such `case 4the legs securedto the push button could also be of sheet metal. The legs extending from-the push button may be of substantially rectangular shape as shown ormay be of any other shapesuch as round.

As far as the support for the rotatably mounted shaft is concerned,`thismay take the form of any suitable part or parts. For example, instead ofusing a support-bar Il,` the supporting plate lil may be carried by thelining board 59. In such case the lining board could be suiiicientlystrong and heavy to carry the operating parts. Moreover, in designingthe hardware for doors for different makes and styles of cars, it isobvious that the metal parts will take many diiierent forms and that thepresent invention may be practiced in many different forms. Accordingly,the Scope of this invention is to be limited only by the language of thefollowing claims.

I claim:

1. In ycombination latch opening and window `pane actuating mechanism,the combination comprising a shaft, a support member in which `saidshaft is rotatably mounted, a manually operable actuating member securedto said shaft adjacent an end of said shaft adapted for rotat- -ing saidshaitfa hub member adjacent said end in' said hub member, meansrespohsiveto rotation .of said shaftl for actuating a Window pane, alatch bolt, and means responsive to movement of said part when' Said'button isidepressed for moving said latch b'olt'. .A I

l 2; I ntapparatus of the characten described, the

combination` comprising a` shaft, Va. support memberin Whichfsaid shaftis rotatably mounted, a hubmemberzadjacentfan.end ofy said shaft, ahandle'me'mber extending' laterally from. said l shaft and adapted toVrotate said'shaft, a button depressibly mountedin a recess in said hubmember disposed longitudinally with respect to the axis of-A saidshaft,ilegs,extending from said button and through said hub'member `inlongitudie .i nally slidable relation theretovand adjacent the exteriorof a portion of saidshaftin'longitudinal relation thereto, a collarabout said shaft against which the ends of said legsare adapted to restin' relatively slidable relation when' said Vlegs are 7 rotated withsaid shaft and which is adapted to be moved longitudinally of said shaftvvvhen said button is depressed in saidrecess insaid hub, a latch bolt,and meansl responsive toimovement of said collar longitudinally of .saidshaft Whensaid I button is depressedin 'said recess in said'hub tomove-said latch bolt.

3. -In combinationV latch opening' and Window pane y'actuating mechanismthe combination comprising a shaft, al support` member inrwhich saidshaft is rotatably;mounted,fmeans"respon sive torotation of said shaftfor actuating va win` dow pane, a hub member adjacent-an end ofsaidshaft,4 a handle member extending-laterally from said hub member`and adapted to rotate said hub .A member and shaft as a unit, a' buttonmounted'in a recess in said hub member' andy movable insaldA hubmember'longitudinally of *the axis of said shaft,'leg members extending.from'l said button through said hub member parallel to the axis o-f saidshaft and ladjacent a portionof said shaft, a collar about saidshaft'againstwhich the ends of said legs are adapted to rest inrelatively slidable relationl When said legsV arerotate'dwith said shaftand which iis adapted to'be moved' longitu# n, dinally of said shaftwhen: saidbutton'is depressed in said hub, a yoke pivotally carried bysaid support member and having' pivotal connection with said collar, alatch blt,'and -means responsive to movement of said-'yoke about itsvpivoted connecticn'to said support member when said button is' depressedfor moving said latch bolt.

4. In combination latch opening and Window pane actuating mechanism, thecombination comprising a shaft, a support member in which said shaft isrotatably mounted, an arm member extending laterally from said shaft forrotating said shaft, means responsive to rotation of said shaft foractuating a Window pane, a hub member secured to said shaft, a buttonmounted in a recess of said hub overlying the end of said shaft andmovable yin said recess longitudinally of the axis of said shaft, acollar surrounding said shaft, legs between said button and said collarpassing through said hub member in longitudinally slidatblelrelationthereto; a yoke leveripiva otally carried by said support memberYandicoin-v prising an arm pivotally Yconnected. to said' col-` lar, a.rpull member Aconnected'to' another arm of saidyoke leverat a'point in`closer proximity to said .pivotf of. said yoke lever thanthe connectionof saidxfirst arm to 'said collar, a secondlever connected to "s'aidpullmember'and pivotally carriedbyzsaidsupport member; a. latch bolt, andmeans interposed between said latch bolt and said second Alever formoving saidy latch bolt through a greater distance. than thezdistance ofmovement: of said pull member responsive'to movement of'. said actuatingmember. e i

v5..In 'combination latch opening.' and Windo actuating mechanism, fa'shaft, 'a handle secured to an .endiof said shaft, said handle havingahu'b portion overlying'the end of said shaft Whichhub portion has arecess in thefaceof said hub por; tion, a button member -slidable insaidrece'ss 1ongitudinally with respectto the axis ofv said shaft andadapted to be positioned entirely Withinsaid recess,` a collar aboutsaid shaft and movable longitudinally' of said shaft,- leg members)interposed between said collar and'saidbuttonfand'passing through saidhub portion' in slidable "relation thereto, ia'latch bolt, meansresponsive to move-i ment" of isaid collarwhen said 'button' isdepressed to lmove said latch bolt, means for resilientlyuiging'said'collar toward said, hub to maintain said collar incontactvvith the ends of said leg mem-k bers 'and to tend to push saidbuttonr out of said recess `in said yhub member, and stop means adapted`to retain said button lat least partially Within saidrecess in said hub.'i l .6.,In combination latch'openingand window paney; actuating'mechanism, kthe combination comprising'a shaft,I a `handle securedtoone'y end ofj said shaftadapted to rotate said shalft,f.s"aid`handle'nhaving a hub portion of largerA diameter thanthe portion of saidshaft to Whichsaidhan dleisattached to s'aid hub` portion- 'having are-rcessin'the face thereof,'a'button member mounted 'in said :recess so asto be slidableiaxiall'ywith respectto said' shaft, leg lmembers attachedAto said button and" passing 'slidably :throughvsaid hubportion'along'side'fthe outside of s'aids'haft and substantiallyparallel thereto, alongitudinal- 1y slidable latch bolt constitutingpart of la latch, means responsive 'tok longitudinal.v movementv ofsaidlegmembers relatively to' said shaft for re-` tracting s'aid' latchboltf When'said lbutton fis pushed .inwardly inA saidrecess;spring-'means adapted to resiliently urgesaid' latchl bolt' inthe opposite direction and vtor normally urge said'but ton .,outwardly..in 'said recess, :and ,stop`v` means adapted toprevent said button fromprotruding from saidl hub by a distance assgreat asthat re` quired E inmoving said button-ftd sufficiently 1retract the latch: bolt torelease'the latch. 7. In combination latch opening and Window paneactuating mechanism, the combination comprising a shaft, a supportmember in Which said shaft is rotatably mounted, a handle attached t0 anend of said shaft adapted for rotating said shaft, said handle having ahub portion of substantially larger diameter than the diameter of theportion of said shaft to which said handle is attached, and said hubportion having an axially extending recess rin the face thereof, meansresponsive to rotation of said shaft for actuating a Window pane, abutton member in said recess mounted so as to be slidable axially withrespect to the axis of said shaft, leg members passing through said hubalongside said shaft and substantially parallel thereto and slidable insaid hub member responsive to movement of said button inwardly in saidrecess, an annular collar member about said shaft against which the endsof said leg members remote from said button are adapted to rest, saidcollar member being carried by said support member for movement axiallyof said shaft and being adapted to slide relatively to the ends of saidleg members when said leg members are rotated with said shaft, a latchbolt, means interposed between said collar and said latch bolt forretracting said latch bolt when said collar is moved axially of saidshaft responsive to movement of said button inwardly in the recess insaid hub portion, and spring means adapted to urge said latch bolt inthe opposite direction and to urge said collar against the ends of saidleg members to normally urge said button outwardly from said recess.

8. In combination latch opening and window pane actuating mechanism, thecombination comprising a shaft, a support member in which said shaft isrotatably journalled, a handle attached to one end of said shaft forrotating said shaft, means responsive to rotation of said shaft foractuating a window pane, a hub member secured to said shaft andoverlying the end of said shaft to which said handle is attached and oflarger diameter than the portion of said shaft to which said handle isattached, said hub member having a recess in the face thereof, a buttonmember slidably mounted in said recess for longitudinal movement withrespect to the axis of said shaft, a collar member about said shaft onthe side of said hub member remote from said button and movablelongitudinally of said shaft, leg members slidably passing through saidhub member and interposed between said collar member and said button, arock lever pivotally carried by said support member, said rock leverhaving an arm pivotally connected to said collar and another armpivotally connected to a pull member, and a latch bolt, said latch boltbein-g connected to said pull member, and said button upon beingdepressed in said recess being adapted through the interposed legmembers,.collar, rock lever, and pull member to retract said latch bolt.

9. In combination door latch opening and Window pane actuating mechanismof the character described, the combination comprising a shaft, asupport member in which said shaft is rotatably mounted, a manuallyoperable actuating member secured to said shaft adjacent an end of saidshaft adapted for rotating said shaft, a hub member mounted on saidshaft adjacent said end of said shaft, a manually operable button memberdepressibly mounted in a recess in said hub member and having the outerend thereof exposed for contact actuation by the operator, a movablepart carried by said support member, means responsive to rotation ofsaid shaft for actuating a window pane, a door latch, means for movingsaid part when said button is depressed into said recess, and meansresponsive to movement of said part when said button is depressed forreleasing said latch, said button being maintained in said recess sothat the outer end thereof protrudes from said hub substantially lessthan the length of movement of said button required to release saidlatch and so that the outermost end of said button has to be depressedsubstantially within and substantially below the level of the mouth ofsaid recess to release said latch.

10. In apparatus of the character described, the combination comprisinga shaft, a support member in which said shaft is rotatably mounted, ahub member mounted on said shaft adjacent an end thereof, a handlemember extending from said shaft and adapted to rotate said shaft, amanually operable button member depressibly mounted in a recess in saidhub member and having the outer end thereof exposed for contactactuation by the operator. a door latch, and means .for releasing saidlatch when said button is depressed into said recess, said button beingmaintained in said recess so that the outer end thereof protrudes fromsaid hub member substantially less than the length of movement of saidbutton required in order to release said latch so that the outermost endof rsaid button has to be depressed substantially within andsubstantially below the level of the mouth of said recess in order torelease the latch.

11. In combination door latch and window pane actuating mechanism, thecombination comprising a shaft, a support member in which said shaft isrotatably mounted, a manually operable actuating member secured to saidshaft for rotating said shaft, means responsive to rotation of saidshaft for actuating a window pane, a manually operable button memberdepressibly mounted in a hub carried on said shaft adapted to be movedlongitudinally of said shaft, a first part passing through said hubexternally of said shaft in non-axial relation therewith adapted to bemoved longitudinally of said shaft when said button member is depressed,a second part carried by said support member in movable relationthereto, a door latch, means responsive to movement of said second partfor releasing said latch, and means for moving said second part torelease said latch when said button is depressed and when said firstpart is in any one of a plurality of positions about the axis of saidshaft.

12. In apparatus of the character described, the combination accordingto claim l0 wherein the latch releasing means is directly responsive tomovement of the said button when the button is depressed by theoperator.

LOUIS J. GOUIN.

CERwiFicATE or CORRECTION. Patent No. 2,222,659. n November 26, lQlLO.

Louisa GOUIN.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed `specificationof the above numbered patent requiring correctionas follows: Page 2,first column, line )45, before 'WZ-7" insert the Word --line--g page 5,second oolgmn, line 50, for "otn" read -ton; vpage 5, second column,line h2, claim 6, for "to" read and; and that` the s aid Letters Patentshould be read'yvith this correction therein that the same may conformto the record o1 the case in the VPatent Office.

Signed and sealed this 51st day of' December, A. D. l9ll.0.

Henry `Vari Arsdale, (Seal) Acting Commissioner of Patents...

